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wild

(wīld)

adj. wild·er, wild·est

1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants.

2. Not inhabited or farmed: remote, wild country.

3. Uncivilized or barbarous.

a. Lacking supervision or restraint: wild children living in the street.

b. Disorderly; unruly: a wild scene in the school cafeteria.

c. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious: recalled his wild youth with remorse.

5. Lacking regular order or arrangement; disarranged: wild locks of long hair.

6. Full of, marked by, or suggestive of strong, uncontrolled emotion: wild with jealousy; a wild look in his eye; a wild rage.

7. Extravagant; fantastic: a wild idea.

8. Furiously disturbed or turbulent; stormy: wild weather.

9. Risky; imprudent: wild financial schemes.

10.

a. Impatiently eager: wild to get away for the weekend.

b. Informal Highly enthusiastic: just wild about the new music.

11. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded: wild accusations; a wild guess.

12. Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic: a wild bullet.

13. Games Having an equivalence or value determined by the cardholder's choice: playing poker with deuces wild.

adv.

In a wild manner: growing wild; roaming wild.

1. A natural or undomesticated state: returned the zoo animals to the wild; plants that grow abundantly in the wild.

2. often wilds A region that is mostly uninhabited or uncultivated: the wilds of the northern steppes.

intr.v. wild·ed, wild·ing, wilds

To go about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others.

[Middle English wilde, from Old English.]

wild′ly adv.

wild′ness n.

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wild

(waɪld)

adj

1. (Zoology) (of animals) living independently of man; not domesticated or tame

2. (Botany) (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated

3. uninhabited or uncultivated; desolate: a wild stretch of land.

4. (Anthropology & Ethnology) living in a savage or uncivilized way: wild tribes.

5. lacking restraint: wild merriment.

6. of great violence or intensity: a wild storm.

7. disorderly or chaotic: wild thoughts; wild talk.

8. dishevelled; untidy: wild hair.

9. in a state of extreme emotional intensity: wild with anger.

10. reckless: wild speculations.

11. not calculated; random: a wild guess.

12. unconventional; fantastic; crazy: wild friends.

13. informal (foll by: about) intensely enthusiastic or excited

14. (Card Games) (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the holder pleases: jacks are wild.

15. wild and woolly

a. rough; untamed; barbarous

b. (of theories, plans, etc) not fully thought out

adv

16. in a wild manner

17. (Horticulture) to grow without cultivation or care

18. to behave without restraint

19. (Physical Geography) (often plural) a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region

20. the wild

a. a free natural state of living

b. the wilderness

[Old English wilde; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic wiltheis]

ˈwildish adj

ˈwildly adv

ˈwildness n

Wild

(waɪld)

(Biography) Jonathan. ?1682–1725, British criminal, who organized a network of thieves, highwaymen, etc, while also working as an informer: said to have sent over a hundred men to the gallows before being hanged himself

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wild

(waɪld)
adj.

1. living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal.

2. growing or produced without cultivation, as flowers, fruit, or honey.

3. uninhabited; undeveloped: wild country.

4. uncivilized; barbarous: wild tribes.

5. of unrestrained violence or intensity, etc.: wild storms.

6. characterized by violent feelings or excitement: a wild look.

7. frantic; distracted: to drive someone wild.

8. unruly or lawless: a gang of wild boys.

9. unrestrained by reason or prudence: to regret one's wild youth.

10. amazing; incredible: It's wild that he's suing.

11. disheveled: wild hair.

12. wide of the mark: a wild throw.

13. Informal. intensely eager or enthusiastic: I'm wild about your new hairstyle.

14. (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players.

adv.

15. in an unrestrained manner; wildly.

16. Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited region or tract; wilderness: a safari to the wilds of Africa.

v.t.

17. Slang. to attack or assault violently: The gang wilded some runners.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English wilde, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic wiltheis]

wild′ly, adv.

wild′ness, n.

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Noun	1.	wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" natural state, state of nature state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness - a wild or unrefined state
	2.	wild - a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers" wilderness barren, wasteland, waste - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert" bush - a large wilderness area frontier - a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
Adj.	1.	wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties" unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" tame - very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
	2.	wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" untamed intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
	3.	wild - in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief" passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
	4.	wild - deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch" uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
	5.	wild - (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" violent intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	6.	wild - without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, idle unsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations"
	7.	wild - talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" raving mad insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	8.	wild - involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme" hazardous, risky dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
	9.	wild - fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance" fantastic unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"
	10.	wild - located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" godforsaken, waste inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
	11.	wild - intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her" dotty, gaga, crazy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
	12.	wild - without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, savage noncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development
	13.	wild - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" angry, tempestuous, furious, raging stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
Adv.	1.	wild - in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here" rampantly
	2.	wild - in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"

wild

adjective

1. untamed, fierce, savage, ferocious, unbroken, feral, undomesticated, free, warrigal (Austral. literary) The organization is calling for a total ban on the trade of wild animals.
untamed broken, tame, domesticated

2. uncultivated, natural, native, indigenous The lane was lined with wild flowers.
uncultivated planted, farmed, cultivated

3. desolate, empty, desert, deserted, virgin, lonely, uninhabited, godforsaken, uncultivated, uncivilized, trackless, unpopulated one of the few wild areas remaining in the South East
desolate urban, inhabited, populated, civilized

4. stormy, violent, rough, intense, raging, furious, howling, choppy, tempestuous, blustery The recent wild weather has caused millions of pounds' worth of damage.

5. excited, mad (informal), crazy (informal), eager, nuts (slang), enthusiastic, raving, frantic, daft (informal), frenzied, hysterical, avid, potty (Brit. informal), delirious, agog The children were wild with excitement.
excited uninterested, unenthusiastic

6. uncontrolled, violent, rough, disorderly, noisy, chaotic, turbulent, wayward, unruly, rowdy, boisterous, lawless, unfettered, unbridled, riotous, unrestrained, unmanageable, impetuous, undisciplined, ungovernable, self-willed, uproarious When drunk, he became wild and violent.
uncontrolled ordered, controlled, quiet, friendly, calm, disciplined, careful, gentle, peaceful, mild, restrained, polite, thoughtful, orderly, self-controlled, lawful, genteel, domesticated, well-behaved

7. mad (informal), furious, fuming, infuriated, incensed, enraged, very angry, irate, livid (informal), in a rage, on the warpath (informal), hot under the collar (informal), beside yourself When I told him what I had done, he was wild.

8. outrageous, fantastic, foolish, rash, extravagant, reckless, preposterous, giddy, madcap, foolhardy, flighty, ill-considered, imprudent, impracticable I was just a kid and full of wild ideas.
outrageous practical, realistic, logical, well-thought-out

9. dishevelled, disordered, untidy, unkempt, tousled, straggly, windblown They were alarmed by his wild hair and staring eyes.

10. passionate, mad (informal), ardent, fervent, zealous, fervid She's just wild about him.

11. uncivilized, fierce, savage, primitive, rude, ferocious, barbaric, brutish, barbarous the wild tribes which still roam the northern plains with their horse herds
uncivilized advanced, civilized

plural noun

1. wilderness, desert, wasteland, middle of nowhere (informal), backwoods, back of beyond (informal), uninhabited area They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.

run wild

1. grow unchecked, spread, ramble, straggle The front garden is running wild.

2. go on the rampage, stray, rampage, run riot, cut loose, run free, kick over the traces, be undisciplined, abandon all restraint She lets her children run wild.

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wild

adjective

1. In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature:

native, natural, rough, uncultivated, undomesticated, untamed.

2. Of or relating to wild animals:

feral, savage.

3. Not civilized:

barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured.

Archaic: uncivil.

4. Not submitting to discipline or control:

disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward.

Idiom: out of line.

5. Lacking in moral restraint:

abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, gay, incontinent, licentious, profligate, rakish, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wanton.

6. Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:

delirious, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, mad.

Archaic: madding.

7. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:

dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent.

noun

An uninhabited region left in its natural state:

bush, wilderness, wildness.

Translations

بَرِيّجامِحعاصِف، هائِجغاضِب، مُسْتَشيط غَضَباغَيْر سَوي، غَيْر مَوثوق

divoký

vildstormfulduberørtuopdyrket

wild wüst ausgelassen rasend toll

άγριος αποκλίνων ξέφρενος

salvaje agreste alocado borrascoso bravío

villi

sauvage fou furieux aberrant éperdu

divlji

vad

brjálæîislegur, óhugsaîurbrjálaîurfrumstæîur, án siîmenningarhamslausóbyggîur, óræktaîur

selvaggio selvatico andare pazzo per...arrabbiarsi avventato

野生の

야생의

galvos netekęskaip be galvoslaukiniai paukščiainatūralioje aplinkojeneapgyventas

aklsmežonīgsneapgūtsneapstrādātsnepamatots

bezmedznýneobrábaný

divjina sleponorrazburjen

vild

ไม่เชื่อง

azgın boş çılgınçılgınca deliceçok öfkeli

hoang dã

不切实际的原始的急切的未开化的未开垦的

wild

[waɪld]

A. ADJ (wilder (compar) (wildest (superl)))

1. (= not domesticated)

1.1. [animal, bird] → salvaje; (= fierce) → feroz
wild duck → pato m salvaje
wild horses wouldn't drag me there → tendrían que llevarme a rastras, no iría ni por todo el oro del mundo

1.2. [plant] → silvestre
wild flowers → flores fpl silvestres
wild strawberries → fresas fpl silvestres
to sow one's wild oats → correrla

1.3. [countryside] → salvaje, agreste
a wild stretch of coastline → un tramo salvaje or agreste de costa

2. (= stormy) [wind] → furioso, violento; [weather] → tormentoso; [sea] → bravo
it was a wild night → fue una noche tormentosa or de tormenta

3. (= unrestrained, disorderly) [party] → loco; [enthusiasm] → desenfrenado; [hair] → revuelto; [appearance] → desastrado; [look, eyes] → de loco
he invited a bunch of his wild friends round → invitó a un grupo de amigos locos
he had a wild youth → hizo muchas locuras en su juventud
we had some wild times together → ¡hicimos cada locura juntos!
wild and woolly a member of some wild and woolly activist group → un miembro de un grupo de esos de activistas locos

4. (emotionally)

4.1. (= angry) it drives or makes me wild → me saca de quicio
he went wild when he found out → se puso como loco cuando se enteró
to be wild with sb → estar furioso con algn

4.2. (= distraught) I was wild with jealousy → estaba loco de celos

4.3. (= ecstatic) [cheers, applause] → exaltado, apasionado
to be wild about sth/sb: he's just wild about Inga → está loco por Inga
I'm not exactly wild about the idea → no es que la idea me entusiasme demasiado
Anthea drives men wild with desire → Anthea vuelve a los hombres locos de deseo
the crowd went wild (with excitement) → la multitud se puso loca de entusiasmo
to be wild with joy → estar loco de alegría

5. (= crazy, rash) [idea, plan, rumour] → descabellado, disparatado
it's a wild exaggeration → es una enorme exageración
they made some wild promises → hicieron unas promesas disparatadas
they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams → han tenido más éxito del que jamás habían soñado
never in my wildest dreams did I imagine winning this much → nunca imaginé, ni soñando, que ganaría tanto

6. (= haphazard) it's just a wild guess → no es más que una conjetura al azar or una suposición muy aventurada
I made a wild guess → dije lo primero que se me vino a la cabeza

7. (Cards) aces are wild → los ases sirven de comodines

B. ADV

1. to grow wild → crecer en estado silvestre

2. to run wild

2.1. (= roam freely) [animal] → correr libremente; [child] → corretear libremente

2.2. (= get out of control) the garden had run wild → las plantas del jardín habían crecido de forma descontrolada
Molly has let that girl run wild → Molly ha dejado que esa niña haga lo que quiera
you've let your imagination run wild → te has dejado llevar por la imaginación
the inevitable result of fanaticism run wild → la inevitable consecuencia del fanatismo desenfrenado

C. N

1. the wild: animals caught in the wild → animales capturados en su hábitat natural
untended fields returning to the wild → campos descuidados que vuelven a su estado silvestre
the call of the wild → el atractivo de lo salvaje or de la naturaleza

2. the wilds → tierras fpl inexploradas
the wilds of Canada → las tierras inexploradas de Canadá
to live out in the wilds (hum) → vivir en el quinto pino
they live out in the wilds of Berkshire → viven en lo más remoto de Berkshire

D. CPD wild beast N → fiera f, bestia f salvaje
wild boar N → jabalí m
wild card N (Comput, Cards) → comodín m (Sport) invitación para participar en un torneo a pesar de no reunir los requisitos establecidos
the wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe → la gran incógnita dentro de este conjunto es Europa Oriental
wild cherry N → cereza f silvestre
wild child N (Brit) → adolescente mf rebelde
wild goose chase N he sent me off on a wild goose chase → me mandó de la Ceca a la Meca
it proved to be a wild goose chase → resultó ser una búsqueda inútil
wild rice N → arroz m silvestre
the Wild West N → el oeste americano

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wild

[ˈwaɪld]

adj

(= existing in the wild) [animal] → sauvage

(= natural, uncultivated) [land] → sauvage

[sea, weather] → déchaîné(e)

(= uncontrolled, unpredictable) [boy, people] → tout-fou; [girl] → fofolle; [idea] → fou(folle); [life] → tumultueux/euse
She's a bit wild → Elle est un peu tout-fou.
I used to hang out with a pretty wild crowd → Je traînais avec une bande de jeunes plutôt tout-fous à l'époque.
wild with sth → fou de qch(folle)

(= crazy) [eyes, expression] → hagard(e)
He looked at me with wild eyes → Il me regarda, l'œil hagard.

[claim, accusation] → fantaisiste

(= angry) → hors de soi, furieux/euse
to go wild → piquer sa crise

(= enthusiastic) [applause, cheers] → frénétique
to go wild → se déchaîner
to be wild about sth → être emballé(e) par qch
I'm not wild about the idea → Je ne suis pas emballé par cette idée.
to be wild about sb → être fou de qn(folle)

a wild guess → une supposition au hasard
to take a wild guess → essayer de deviner
He took a wild guess → Il a essayé de deviner.

adv
to run wild [child] → prendre ses aises; [garden, plants] → tomber en friche

n
in the wild → à l'état sauvage wilds

npl → pleine nature fwild boar n → sanglier mwild card n (in computing) → caractère m de remplacement

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wild

adj (+er)

(= not domesticated, not civilized) → wild; people → unzivilisiert; garden, wood → verwildert; flowers → wild wachsend; wild animals → Tiere pl → in freier Wildbahn; the wild animals of Northern Europe → Tiere pl → Nordeuropas, die Tierwelt Nordeuropas; a lion is a wild animal → der Löwe lebt in freier Wildbahn; the plant in its wild state → die Pflanze im Naturzustand

(= stormy) weather, wind, sea → rau, stürmisch

(= excited, frantic, unruly, riotous) → wild (→ with vor +dat); (= disordered) hair → wirr, unordentlich; joy, desire → unbändig

(inf: = angry) → wütend (→ with, at mit, auf +acc), → rasend; it drives or makes me wild → das macht mich ganz wild or rasend; to get wild → wild werden (inf)

(inf: = very keen) to be wild about somebody/something → auf jdn/etw wild or scharf (inf) → or versessen sein; to be wild to do something (esp US) → wild or scharf (inf) → or versessen darauf sein, etw zu tun

(= rash, extravagant) → verrückt; promise → unüberlegt; exaggeration → maßlos, wild; allegation → wild; fluctuations → stark; expectations, imagination, fancies → kühn; never in my wildest dreams → auch in meinen kühnsten Träumen nicht

(= wide of the mark, erratic) → Fehl-; spelling → unsicher; wild throw → Fehlwurf m; wild shot → Fehlschuss m; it was just/he took a wild guess → es war/er hatte nur so (wild) drauflosgeraten

(Cards) → beliebig verwendbar

(inf: = fantastic, great) film, concert etc → toll (inf)

adv

(= in the natural state) grow → wild; run → frei; to let one’s imagination run wild → seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) → freien Lauf lassen; the roses/the children have run wild → die Rosen/die Kinder sind verwildert; he lets his kids run wild (pej) → er lässt seine Kinder auf der Straße aufwachsen; in the country the kids can run wild → auf dem Land kann man die Kinder einfach laufen or herumspringen lassen

(= without aim) shoot → ins Blaue, drauflos; (= off the mark) go, throw → daneben

n → Wildnis f; in the wild → in der Wildnis, in freier Wildbahn; the call of the wild → der Ruf der Wildnis; the wilds → die Wildnis; out in the wilds (hum: = not in the city) → auf dem platten Lande (inf), → jwd (inf); out in the wilds of Berkshire → im hintersten Berkshire

wild

wild boar

n → Wildschwein nt

wildcard

adj attr (Comput) wild character → Jokerzeichen nt, → Platzhalter m

wild card

n (Comput) → Wildcard f, → Platzhalter m

wildcat

(Zool) → Wildkatze f

(inf: = woman) → Wildkatze f

(US inf) (Comm: = risky venture) → gewagte or riskante Sache; (= trial oil well) → Probe- or Versuchsbohrung f

adj attr (= risky) → riskant, gewagt; wild company → Schwindelfirma f

wildcat strike

n → wilder Streik

wild child

n (Brit) → Wildfang m

wild duck

n → Wildente f

wild

wild-eyed

adj person → wild dreinblickend attr; look → wild

wildfire

n to spread like wild → sich wie ein Lauffeuer ausbreiten

wildfowl

n no pl → Wildgeflügel nt

wild garlic

n (Bot) → Bärlauch m

wild goose

n → Wildgans f

wild-goose chase

n → fruchtloses Unterfangen, Wolpertingerjagd f (S Ger); to send somebody out on a wild → jdn für nichts und wieder nichts losschicken

wildlife

n → die Tierwelt; wild sanctuary or park → Wildschutzgebiet nt, → Wildreservat nt

wildlifer

n → Naturschützer(in) m(f)

wild

wild oat

n → Windhafer m ? oat

wild silk

n → Wildseide f

wildwater

n → Wildwasser nt

Wild West

n the wild → der Wilde Westen

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wild

[waɪld]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (not domesticated, animal, plant) → selvatico/a; (horse) → brado/a; (countryside) → selvaggio/a
in its wild state → allo stato selvatico
to grow wild (plant) → crescere incolto/a
wild horses wouldn't make me tell you (fig) → non riuscirai a cavarmelo neanche con la forza
to sow one's wild oats (fig) → correre la cavallina

b. (rough, wind, weather) → violento/a; (sea, night) → tempestoso/a

c. (unrestrained, disorderly, child) → turbolento/a; (appearance, look) → selvaggio/a; (eyes) → sbarrato/a; (hair) → incolto/a
to lead a wild life → fare una vita sregolata
to run wild (children) → scatenarsi

d. (fam) (angry) → fuori di sé
wild with indignation → fuori di sé dall'indignazione
it makes me wild → mi manda su tutte le furie

e. (fam) (enthusiastic) to be wild about → andare pazzo/a per
to be wild with joy → essere fuori di sé dalla gioia
I'm not wild about the idea → non è che l'idea mi faccia impazzire
to go wild (with) → non stare più in sé (da)
the audience went wild → la folla andò in delirio

f. (rash, extravagant, idea) → folle; (laughter) → sguaiato/a; (erratic, shot, guess) → azzardato/a
it's a wild exaggeration → è una grossa esagerazione
you've let your imagination run wild → hai lavorato troppo di fantasia

2. n the wild → la natura
to live out in the wilds (hum) → vivere a casa del diavolo

wild

(waild) adjective

1. (of animals) not tamed. wolves and other wild animals.

2. (of land) not cultivated.

3. uncivilized or lawless; savage. wild tribes.

4. very stormy; violent. a wild night at sea; a wild rage.

5. mad, crazy, insane etc. wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.

6. rash. a wild hope.

7. not accurate or reliable. a wild guess.

8. very angry.

ˈwildly adverb

ˈwildness noun

ˈwildfire: spread like wildfire

(of eg news) to spread extremely fast.

ˈwildfowl noun plural

wild birds, especially water birds such as ducks, geese etc.

ˌwild-ˈgoose chase

an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.

ˈwildlife noun

wild animals, birds, insects etc collectively. to protect wildlife.

in the wild

(of an animal) in its natural surroundings. Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild.

the wilds

the uncultivated areas (of a country etc). They're living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere.

the Wild Westwest

wild

→ بَرِيّ divoký vild wild άγριος salvaje villi sauvage divlji selvaggio 野生の 야생의 wild vill dziki selvagem дикий vild ไม่เชื่อง yabani hoang dã 野性的

wild

adj (animal) salvaje, (plant) silvestre

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With a wild paean of joy that attracted Captain Van Horn's all-hearing ears and all-seeing eyes, Jerry sprang to the attack.

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In animals it has a more marked effect; for instance, I find in the domestic duck that the bones of the wing weigh less and the bones of the leg more, in proportion to the whole skeleton, than do the same bones in the wild-duck; and I presume that this change may be safely attributed to the domestic duck flying much less, and walking more, than its wild parent.

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The domestic cat that had gone wild and that preyed on his pigeons, he found, by the comparative standard, to be of no less paramount menace than a Charles Klinkner in the field of finance, trying to raid him for several millions.

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After that he was taken off timber-hauling, and employed, with a few score other elephants who were trained to the business, in helping to catch wild elephants among the Garo hills.

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Departure from Fort Osage Modes of transportation Pack- horses Wagons Walker and Cerre; their characters Buoyant feelings on launching upon the prairies Wild equipments of the trappers Their gambols and antics Difference of character between the American and French trappers Agency of the Kansas General Clarke White Plume, the Kansas chief Night scene in a trader's camp Colloquy between White Plume and the captain Bee- hunters Their expeditions Their feuds with the Indians Bargaining talent of White Plume

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She was really a little gold-haired blue-eyed dryad, whose true home was a wild white cherry-tree that grew in some scattered woodland behind the old country-house of my boyhood.

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On the other side was comparatively level ground, thickly covered with wild oats.

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Much of the Wild had been lost, so that to them the Wild was the unknown, the terrible, the ever-menacing and ever warring.

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Where they once dug for money, But never found any; Where sometimes Martial Miles Singly files, And Elijah Wood, I fear for no good: No other man, Save Elisha Dugan-- O man of wild habits, Partridges and rabbits Who hast no cares Only to set snares, Who liv'st all alone, Close to the bone And where life is sweetest Constantly eatest.

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From every side wild hogs dashed into the open space--a score of them.

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No longer did he feel shame for his hairless body or his human features, for now his reason told him that he was of a different race from his wild and hairy companions.

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Every morning she went with the child to the garden where the wild beasts were kept, and washed herself there in a clear stream.